JLPT N1 · Advanced

JLPT N1 Reading Practice

50 passages, every one 100% N1 vocabulary.

  1. ジェームズ・ワット 機械の発明… 100% · 331 chars · Aozora Bunko
  2. チャールズ・ダーウィン 100% · 234 chars · Aozora Bunko
  3. 一休さん 100% · 210 chars · Aozora Bunko
  4. 宇宙戦隊 100% · 209 chars · Aozora Bunko
  5. 怪星ガン 100% · 232 chars · Aozora Bunko
  6. 海底都市 100% · 249 chars · Aozora Bunko
  7. 火星探険 100% · 213 chars · Aozora Bunko
  8. 火星兵団 100% · 212 chars · Aozora Bunko
  9. 金属人間 100% · 248 chars · Aozora Bunko
  10. 崩れる鬼影 100% · 214 chars · Aozora Bunko
  11. 洪水大陸を呑む 100% · 267 chars · Aozora Bunko
  12. 三十年後の世界 100% · 239 chars · Aozora Bunko
  13. 時計屋敷の秘密 100% · 215 chars · Aozora Bunko
  14. ふしぎ国探検 100% · 224 chars · Aozora Bunko
  15. 豆潜水艇の行方 100% · 215 chars · Aozora Bunko
  16. 黄金豹 100% · 314 chars · Aozora Bunko
  17. 仮面の恐怖王 100% · 235 chars · Aozora Bunko
  18. 奇面城の秘密 100% · 211 chars · Aozora Bunko
  19. 大金塊 100% · 202 chars · Aozora Bunko
  20. 智恵の一太郎 100% · 300 chars · Aozora Bunko
  21. 超人ニコラ 100% · 218 chars · Aozora Bunko
  22. 天空の魔人 100% · 205 chars · Aozora Bunko
  23. 透明怪人 100% · 237 chars · Aozora Bunko
  24. 愛は不思議なもの 100% · 207 chars · Aozora Bunko
  25. 赤い実 100% · 232 chars · Aozora Bunko
  26. 赤土へくる子供たち 100% · 210 chars · Aozora Bunko
  27. 兄の声 100% · 237 chars · Aozora Bunko
  28. 生きぬく力 100% · 216 chars · Aozora Bunko
  29. 一本の釣りざお 100% · 205 chars · Aozora Bunko
  30. 田舎のお母さん 100% · 217 chars · Aozora Bunko
  31. 大きなかしの木 100% · 216 chars · Aozora Bunko
  32. おかしいまちがい 100% · 230 chars · Aozora Bunko
  33. お父さんの見た人形 100% · 246 chars · Aozora Bunko
  34. 楽器の生命 100% · 238 chars · Aozora Bunko
  35. 銀河の下の町 100% · 221 chars · Aozora Bunko
  36. 金歯 100% · 222 chars · Aozora Bunko
  37. くわの怒った話 100% · 207 chars · Aozora Bunko
  38. 小ねこはなにを知ったか 100% · 211 chars · Aozora Bunko
  39. 正二くんの時計 100% · 294 chars · Aozora Bunko
  40. その日から正直になった話 100% · 256 chars · Aozora Bunko
  41. 台風の子 100% · 207 chars · Aozora Bunko
  42. 玉虫のおばさん 100% · 208 chars · Aozora Bunko
  43. 小さな草と太陽 100% · 208 chars · Aozora Bunko
  44. 中学へ上がった日 100% · 209 chars · Aozora Bunko
  45. ちょうと三つの石 100% · 228 chars · Aozora Bunko
  46. 月夜とめがね 100% · 219 chars · Aozora Bunko
  47. つばめと魚 100% · 224 chars · Aozora Bunko
  48. 時計のない村 100% · 258 chars · Aozora Bunko
  49. 野菊の花 100% · 244 chars · Aozora Bunko
  50. はちの巣 100% · 214 chars · Aozora Bunko

Frequently asked questions

What makes these passages JLPT N1?

Every passage is scored word by word against the N1 vocabulary list, and only the ones that come back 100% are published. There is nothing in these to look up.

Are there passages with no unknown words at all?

Yes. 50 of these 50 passages are 100% N1, so you can read them start to finish without looking anything up.

Where does the Japanese come from?

All of it is real public-domain Japanese from Aozora Bunko, chosen because it happens to fall inside the level.

What if I do not know a word?

Every word in a passage carries its reading and its meaning, and opens the page it is taught on: the vocabulary entry for a word, the grammar point for a particle or an ending.

Is there an English translation?

Every passage currently has an English translation below the Japanese. Machine translations are labelled. Reveal it after your first reading to check your understanding.